Arizona Pocket Mouse vs Bladder Fern

Perognathus amplus compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

  • Arizona Pocket Mouse is Least Concern while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Arizona Pocket Mouse Bladder Fern
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family Heteromyidae Cystopteridaceae
Genus Perognathus Cystopteris
Species Perognathus amplus Cystopteris fragilis

Conservation Status

Arizona Pocket Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Arizona Pocket Mouse Bladder Fern
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arizona Pocket Mouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bladder Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

Arizona Pocket Mouse

The Arizona Pocket Mouse, Perognathus amplus, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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